Hand-torch for railway use



(N01 Model.)

J. H. SHEPHEARD. HAND TORCH FOR RAILWAY USE.

Patntedf'ehQ, 1892.

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ilrvrrnn STATES ATENT JOHN H. SHEPHEARD, OF ALBANY, NEXV YORK, ASSIGNOROF 'lWVO-THIRDS TO ROBERT C. BLAOKALL, OF SAME PLACE, AND JABEZ O.GILBERT, OF

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

HAND-TORCH FOR RAILWAY USE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 468,729, dated February9, 1892.

Application filed April 8, 1891 To 60% whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN H. SHEPHEARD, of the city and county ofAlbany,in the State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements inlland-Torches for Railway Use, of which the following isa specification. My invention relates to improvements in hand-torchesfor railway use, but especially to the class of torches for use onlocomotives; to and the object of my invention'is to provide a cheap andsubstantial torch which cannot be readily displaced by accident from theplace provided for it and which will not roll away from the place inwhich it is laid. This I 5 object I attain by the means illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, which are herein re ferred to and form a partof this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of mytorch,

made in cylindrical form. Fig. 2 isa vertical section of the samethrough its central line. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the cylindricalbody of my torch. Fig. 4. is a plan view of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is aninverted plan view of the same. Fig. 6 is aplan view of Fig. 3. Fig. 7is an inverted plan view of the removable cap of my torch. Fig. Sis avertical section at the central line of my torch made in hexagonal form,showing the pin for retaining my 0 torch in place; and Fig. 9 isahorizontal section at the line w 00, Fig. 8, of a torch having ahexagonal body.

One of the defects of hand-torches, as usually made for use onlocomotives, arises from 5 a liability of its becoming displaced fromthe place where it should be kept for the sake of convenience and itstendency to roll away and out of reach when carelessly thrown down orjarred from its proper place by an accident,

0 and as these usually occur at times when the torch is most requiredfor use this defect is found to be very annoying and frequently a sourcefrom which great danger to life and property is liable to arise.

As represented in the drawings, A designates the body of my torch, thesame being preferably made of cast metal, either in a cylindrical form,as shown in Fig. l, a hexagonal form, as shown in Fig. 8, or in anyother form that is suitable for the purpose. In the Serial No. 388,135.(No model.)

- lower end of said body there is a recess 1,

which is preferably made cylindrical in form and is fitted to engageloosely on a spur 2, provided for that purpose on a locomotive or car towhich the torch is appropriated. A longitudinal flange 3 projectsradially from the side of said body and forms astop to prevent the torchfrom rolling while lying on its side, and it likewise affordseffioientfacilitles for obtaining a secure hand-grip on the body- Aduring the operations of loosening and removing and replacing andtightening the cap or wick-holder on said body. The upper extremity ofsaid body is provided with a cylindrical neck 4:, having ondiametrically-opposite sides of its periphery segmental flanges 5, whoselower face 6 is formed on a. spiral twist to produce a section of ascrew-thread of like angularity 011 both of said flanges.

B designates the removable cap, which 1s made in an approximatelyconical form, whose lower end is made to fit the neck 4c of the body A.The bore of thelower end ofsaid cap is provided with oppositely-locatedinturned segmental flanges 7, whose upper face 1s provided with a spiraltwist that conforms to the inclined face of the flanges 5 on the neck.4, so that when the flanges 5 and 7 are engaged together a partialrotation of the cap B will cause the latter to be drawn down on the neck4. 8o Near the lower part of the bore of :said cap an annular shoulder 8is formed to make a seat for an annular packing 9, whereon the upper endof the neck 4 will bear to form a tight joint between the body A and capB. The wick O protrudes from the opening 10 1n the upper end of the capB,said opening forming the outer terminal of the bore of said cap. Thelatter is provided with lugs 11, which are formed on the periphery ofthe lower part of go the cap for the purpose of affording the means forpartially rotating said cap to effect the engagement and disengagementof the flanges 5 and 7.

The body A forms the oil-reservoir of my torch, and into it the wick Cis inserted to lie in the oil contained therein, the replenishing of theoil and insertion of the wick being ef fected while the cap B is removedfrom the body A. To effectthe removal of cap from the body A,saidbodybeingin thegrasp of thehand of an operative, in which the bodyA isprevented from turning by the flange 3. The cap B is first loosened fromsaid body by a smart blow that is given to one of the lugs 11 in adirection that will turn said cap to effect a slacking-off of theflanges7 from the flanges 5, after which the cap B can be readilyrotated by the fingers of the operative to effect a releasement of saidcap from the body A. Said cap is restored to place on the body A byreversing the operation just described, and is drawn to form a tightjoint with said body by imparting a blow to one of lugs on the edge thatcorresponds to the thickest end of the flange 7.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

r 1. A hand-torch for railway use, comprising a body-piece oroil-reservoir and a removable cap or wick-holder, said body-piece beingprovided with a longitudinal flange which projects radially therefromand a cylindrical neck provided with a segmental spiral flange and saidcap being provided with an inturned segmental spiral flange which isfitted to engage the segmental flange of the body-piece and peripherallugs Which extend radially from said cap and are fitted to receive ablow or shock,whereby a rotative movement willbe imparted to the cap,substantially as specified.

2. A hand-torch for railway use, comprising a body-piece oroil-reservoir and a removable cap or wick-holder, said body-piece beingprovided with a longitudinal flange which projects radially therefromand a cylindrical neck provided with a segmental spiral flange, and saidcap being provided with an internal annular shoulder or seat for anannular packin g, an inturned segmental spiral flange which is fitted toengage with the segmental flange of the bod y-piece, and peripheral lugswhich extend radially from said capand are fitted to receive a blow orshock, whereby a rotative movement will be imparted to the cap,substantially as specified.

JOHN H. Sl-IEPHEARD.

Witnesses:

WM. H. Low, S. B. BREWER.

